Chapter 594 - 325: The First Burning of Morning Fire

"It’s not coming out?" Qing Cang was stunned. "Are you saying the spiritual body of the Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator is on you now?"

"Mhm." Su Chen nodded, sighing helplessly. "And it seems to have fused with me. Even my master couldn’t find it."

"Fused with you?" Qing Cang was even more bewildered. He instinctively pressed, "How could it fuse with you?"

"I don’t know either." Su Chen shook his head honestly. "My master couldn’t find anything unusual either."

"This..." Qing Cang clearly found it hard to believe. He had searched the history of the Dust Star Sea and found no precedent for such a thing.

"Wait a minute..." Qing Cang seemed to have thought of something and asked in quick succession, "Since this thing has fused with you, will it reappear after you die?"

’After I die...’ Su Chen was growing more speechless. But he knew Qing Cang was just trying to understand the situation, so he replied with hesitation, "I’m not sure. Maybe it will, maybe it won’t."

"This really is..." Qing Cang faintly felt that this explained all the strange phenomena surrounding Su Chen. "Is that why you can perform the Melting Holy Profession?"

’A Spiritual fusion, superior to Spirit Attachment... is this a phenomenon that only occurs with a higher level of compatibility?’

He muttered to himself, "Just how compatible do you have to be for the Spiritual form to actively fuse with you?"

Su Chen let him speculate and simply stood quietly to the side.

"I’ve really learned something new today." Qing Cang came back to his senses, sighing with emotion. Not only had he witnessed the Divine Dawn born from the Profound Celestial Instrument’s transformation, but he had also learned that a Spiritual form could fuse with a body.

While the two were talking, the Flying Device had already wobbled its way back to Su Chen’s Floating Island.

"Ming Lin is back." Su Chen noticed an extra Flying Device at the port and understood.

Hearing the name, Qing Cang had a flash of realization. "Right, Chu Lingyuan asked me to see if you could give him the two guys who discovered the Black Tuo Blood and Flesh Body. Especially your senior brother. He’s thinking of training them."

At this, Qing Cang’s expression couldn’t help but turn a little strange. "Last time he was able to sense the Black Tuo Divine Son, and this time he actually sensed the main body’s Blood and Flesh Body. You people from Red Thunder Star are really..."

"He just had a vague feeling something was wrong; he didn’t discover it directly." Su Chen didn’t let Qing Cang’s thoughts wander and shook his head. "Senior Brother Teng Liang already forced his advancement to Tier Five, so he has no possibility of advancing further."

"As for Ming Lin, he’d better stay with me. I don’t have many people I can use as it is, so I can only decline Venerable Chu Lingyuan’s kind offer."

"Mhm." Qing Cang didn’t seem to mind. "I’ll let Chu Lingyuan know, then."

Just as he was about to leave, Su Chen stopped him.

"About the details of using Divine Dawn to ignite Morning Fire and perform the Melting Holy Profession?" Qing Cang wasn’t surprised by Su Chen’s question. After all, now that he had achieved Divine Dawn, it was natural for him to be concerned.

He pondered for a moment. "That can’t be explained in just a few sentences. I’ll go back and compile some information for you."

With that said, Qing Cang left. The Divine Dawn Light from just now would surely cause quite a stir, and there were many loose ends for him to handle.

Su Chen watched Qing Cang leave before turning back toward the main building. Ming Lin was pacing back and forth in the hall, looking rather anxious.

As soon as he saw Su Chen, a strange expression appeared on his face, and he looked like he wanted to say something but held back.

The past two days had been surreal, like a dream. Before, he hadn’t quite understood why Su Chen had him go through that whole series of actions.

But after Qin Tianlin’s death, it all clicked into place. The person he had been in contact with was actually a Blood and Flesh Body of Black Tuo!

Officially, the story was that he went there to investigate. The core Dark Moon Group member he saw receiving the goods had long since been dealt with by Black Tuo, so he could say whatever he wanted.

Venerable Chu Lingyuan didn’t seem to suspect anything, but Ming Lin felt deeply unsettled. It was a Blood and Flesh Body of Black Tuo, after all.

On Red Thunder Star, even coming into contact with Black Tuo Followers was terrifying enough, let alone the Great Deceitful God itself.

He wanted to ask Su Chen what exactly he had done and to remind him to be careful when dealing with Deceitful Gods.

But on second thought, given Su Chen’s personality, he probably knew what he was doing and wasn’t a reckless fool. However, he wasn’t the truly quiet type like Teng Liang either.

In the end, he managed to squeeze out a single sentence: "It should be... fine, right?"

Su Chen grinned. "Don’t worry, it’ll be fine."

Seeing his carefree attitude, Ming Lin could only say, "As long as it’s fine."

Seeing his anxiety, Su Chen thought for a moment and asked, "Have Old Bu and the others familiarized themselves with the process of purchasing Divine Power?"

Ming Lin snapped out of it and nodded. "Mhm, they’re very familiar with it now."

"In that case," Su Chen said, "you and Senior Brother Teng Liang should make a trip back to Red Thunder. Take some things with you. That barrier is nearing its end, so ask them if they need anything else."

"Back to Red Thunder?" Ming Lin’s eyes lit up slightly. It had been almost two years since he came from Red Thunder Star to the Bronze Sect. It would be a lie to say he didn’t miss it.

"I’ll go get ready right now!" he said, looking eager.

"Go on." Seeing that Ming Lin had regained his spirits, Su Chen turned and entered the training room, thinking to himself:

’Right now, Flame Fire is recovering, and the Ancient King is still holding on. The situation is much safer. The only uncertainty is that guy, Qin Yun.’

’With Qin Tianlin dead, he shouldn’t have any reason to target me anymore, logically speaking.’

’But I don’t believe the two of us can just let bygones be bygones. Plus, there’s the matter of the Lost Flame. The Sun was in Qin Yun’s possession for some time.’

’That’s why I’m still not ready to let people from Red Thunder Star come here.’

’By my calculations, that shield should last for another half-year or so. I’ll reassess then.’

Su Chen pushed the matter aside and turned his focus to himself. ’Igniting the Morning Fire... I need to see exactly what that entails.’

In the training room, the large hole he had punched in the floor had long been repaired, and the dents in the wall had been smoothed out.

Sitting cross-legged in the center of the room, Su Chen held his breath and focused, sensing his own body. Gradually, the only sound he could hear was the beating of his own heart.

He tried to trigger a certain substance hidden within his heart. It was fine when left alone, but the moment he touched it...

Su Chen felt as if his entire body had begun to boil.

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP!

The speed of his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, getting faster and faster until it blurred into a continuous drone.

’This is too intense.’

Su Chen’s face flushed red, a RUSHING sound filled his ears, and his blood surged through his veins like liquid mercury, squeezing every last bit of nourishment from his cells and channeling it all toward his heart.

’The consumption rate is too fast.’ Su Chen’s expression changed slightly. He immediately released his chakras, and chaotic-colored symbols flowed throughout his body.

However, after releasing his chakras, this draining didn’t slow down. Instead, it grew even more intense, as if it sensed he could withstand it.

Like a pump drawing blood, his heart completely drained his body dry within minutes.

’This is even more draining than when I’m at my peak.’ Su Chen’s face was deathly pale, like golden paper, without a trace of color. He swayed and nearly collapsed.

On his chest, a faint golden flame the thickness of a little finger flickered gently, looking as if it might go out at any moment.

Its temperature didn’t seem intense, but the ground beneath him was already faintly turning crimson. Su Chen himself, however, remained unaffected.

’Setting other things aside, this flame alone is a terrifying weapon. But...’

The flame existed for only a single breath before it abruptly dissipated.

"Hiss—"

Su Chen took a deep breath and shakily pulled out bottle after bottle of Nutritional Potion, pouring them into his mouth until he gradually recovered.

’It completely drained me just to barely conjure such a tiny wisp, and it only lasted for a moment.’

Su Chen clicked his tongue inwardly. But on second thought, it made sense. After all, it was a flame that only those at the Morning Star Tier could ignite. It was bound to be extraordinary; managing to painstakingly light even a single wisp was already quite an achievement.

’No wonder it requires Divine Blood as fuel. At this rate of consumption, not even a Tier Seven could handle it. A Tier Eight might fare slightly better.’

’Still, as for how much Divine Blood is needed to meet the requirements for Melting Holy Profession, I’ll have to wait for Old Qing’s information.’

Su Chen calculated in his head. The Nutrient Liquid he had swallowed was being rapidly broken down by his Gulping Stomach, its nutrients delivered throughout his body, which gradually began to recover.

Once his body had fully recovered to its peak state, Su Chen downed another training Potion and began circulating his Body Refining and Meditation Techniques.

His skin turned crimson, inch by inch. The moment he began, Su Chen noticed something unusual. The Fire Element transformed into a surging, golden-red torrent, its speed skyrocketing as it flowed unimpeded through his muscles and skin. It was as if his body had gone from a national highway to a superhighway.